Moot Court Competitions
Penn Law student participate in numerous moot court competitions locally and across the country.
Below is a listing of several different moot court competitions by upcoming deadline. Please note, those entries with blank dates have yet to announce their next competition. For more information about upcoming moot court competitions, as well as advice for moot court competitors, see The Bench Brief.
Upcoming Deadlines
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Leroy R. Hassell, Sr. National Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Regent University School of Law Dates: October 14-15, 2016 Location:
Notes:
Virginia Beach, Virginia
The 2017 entry deadline has not yet been announced, but is traditionally in August.
Deadline: August 1, 2017 -
American College of Bankruptcy LawMeet
Sponsor: American College of Bankruptcy Dates: The 2017 dates have not yet been announced Location: Los Angeles Notes: The entry deadline has not been announced, but is usually in September Deadline: September 1, 2017 -
ABA Negotiation Competition
Sponsor: American Bar AssociationDeadline: The 2017 entry deadline has not yet been announced; however, it is traditionally in September
Location: San Diego
Deadline: September 1, 2017 -
Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Chicago Bar Association Dates: November 10, 11 and 12, 2016
Location:
Note
Chicago, IL
The 2017 registration deadline has not been announced, but is typically in October.
Deadline: October 1, 2017 -
Student Trial Advocacy Competition
Sponsor: American Association for Justice Regional Dates:
Regionals: March 9 - 12, 2017
Finals: March 30 - April 2, 2017
Location: Regional and final locations will be announced. Deadline: November 11, 2017 -
National Cultural Heritage Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: DePaul University College of Law and Lawyers’ Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation Dates: February 24-25, 2017 Location: Chicago, IL Deadline: November 17, 2017 -
John J. Gibbons National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Seton Hall University School of Law Dates: March 24-25, 2017 Location:
Note:
Newark, NJ
Electronic registration begins Monday, November 14, 2016 and continues until the competition is full.
Deadline: December 10, 2017 -
Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin Law School Dates: Friday, March 3, 2017 through Sunday, March 5, 2017 Location: Madison, WI Deadline: December 23, 2017 -
Mugel National Tax Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: University at Buffalo Law School, SUNY Dates: February 25, 2017 Location: Buffalo, NY Deadline: December 25, 2017
Past Deadlines
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National Health Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Center for Health Law and Policy at Southern Illinois University School of Law
Dates: The 2017 dates have not been announced.
Location: Carbondale, Illinois
Note: The 2017 deadline has not been announced, but is typically in June.
Deadline: June 1, 2017 -
Foreign Direct Investment International Moot Competition
Sponsor: Center for International Legal Studies Dates: The 2017 dates have not yet been released Location:
Note:
Buenos Aires, Argentina
The 2017 deadline to enter has not been announced, but is typically in June.
Deadline: June 1, 2017 -
Lone Star Classic
Sponsors: St. Mary’s University School of Law
Dates:The 2017 dates have not been released
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Notes: The 2017 entry deadline has not been announced, but is traditionally in May.
Deadline: May 1, 2017 -
Herbert Wechsler National Criminal Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: SUNY Buffalo Law School
Dates: Saturday, April 1, 2017
Location: Erie County Courthouse
Note: There is no firm deadline for the competition. Registration will close when twenty-eight (28) teams have registered.
Deadline: April 1, 2017 -
Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: American University Washington College of Law Dates: May 21- 26, 2017 Location: Washington, DC Deadline: March 17, 2017 -
National Juvenile Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Whittier Law School and the Center for Children’s Rights Dates: The 2017 dates have not yet been announced. Location: Costa Mesa, CA Deadline: February 21, 2017 -
Conrad B. Duberstein Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: American Bankruptcy Institute and St. John’s University School of Law Dates: Saturday, March 4 - Monday, March 6, 2017 Location:
Jamaica, NY
Deadline: February 1, 2017 -
Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: International Institute of Space Law (IISL) Regional Dates:
International Finals:
March 31 - April 1, 2017
September 26-28, 2017
Location: New York Deadline: January 31, 2017 -
Cyber Crimes Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: UCLA School of Law Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 Location: Los Angeles, California Deadline: January 15, 2017 -
Touro Law Center’s Fourth Annual National Moot Court Competition in Law & Religion
Sponsor: Touro Law Center Dates: April 2-3, 2017 Location: Central Islip, NY Deadline: January 13, 2017 -
Thurgood A. Marshall Memorial Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Federal Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division Dates: March 16 - March 17, 2017 Location: Washington, DC Deadline: January 13, 2017 -
August A. Reddigs, Jr. National Products Liability Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: University of Cincinnati College of Law Dates: March 24 - 25, 2017 Location: Cincinnati, OH Deadline: January 13, 2017 -
Cardozo/BMI Entertainment and Communications Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Dates: March 5th through March 8th, 2017 Location:
Note:
New York, NY
The 2016 registration deadline has passed.
Deadline: January 1, 2017 -
ABA Arbitration Competition
Sponsor: ABA Law Student Division Dates: The 2017 dates have not yet been announced; however, they are traditionally held in January.
Location: Finals in Chicago, IL Deadline: January 1, 2017 -
William Bryant Moore National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Howard University
Dates: March 3 - March 4, 2017
Location: Washington, D.C.
Deadline: December 25, 2016 -
The Law and Science Mock Trial Competition
Sponsor: ASU Law’s Center for Law, Science & Innovation in conjunction with the Moot Court Board Dates: February 17-18 2017 Location: Arizona
Deadline: November 30, 2016 -
Williams Institute Moot Court Competition on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law
Sponsor: The Williams Institute & UCLA School of Law Preliminary Dates:
April 7, 2017
Location: Los Angeles, CA Deadline: November 18, 2016 -
Dean Jerome Prince Memorial Evidence Competition
Sponsor: Brooklyn Law School Dates: March 30, 2017 - April 1, 2017 Location: Brooklyn, NY
Note: Only the first 36 teams to register will be invited to compete.
Deadline: November 9, 2016 -
Gabrielli National Family Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Albany Law School Dates: Thursday, March 2 – Saturday, March 4, 2017 Location: Albany, NY Deadline: November 8, 2016 -
ALA’s National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Appellate Lawyers Association
Note: The 2017 entry deadline has not been announced, but is typically in August.
Location: Chicago, Il
Deadline: November 1, 2016 -
National Moot Court Competition in Child Welfare & Adoption Law
Sponsor: Capitol University Law School Dates: March 10 & 11, 2017 Location: Columbus, OH Note: Registration for the 2017 competition has closed.
Deadline: November 1, 2016 -
Immigration Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: New York University School of Law Dates: February 24-26, 2017 Location: New York, NY Deadline: November 1, 2016 -
Capitol City Challenge Mock Trial Competition
Sponsor: Washington College of Law Dates: March 2 - March 5, 2017 Location: Washington, DC Deadline: November 1, 2016 -
ABA Client Counseling Competition
Sponsor: ABA Law Student Division Dates: April 19-22, 2017
Location: Canterbury, England Deadline: November 1, 2016 -
Ruby R. Vale Interschool Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Widener University School of Law Dates: March 16 - 19, 2017
Location: Wilmington, DE Deadline: October 28, 2016 -
Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: International Trademark Association Dates:
March 18, 2017
Location: New York Deadline: October 14, 2016 -
Seigenthaler-Sutherlan Cup National First Amendment Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Columbus School of Law, The Catholic University of America; and at the Newseum, in Washington, D.C. Dates: March 24-25, 2017 Location: Washington D.C. Deadline: October 1, 2016 -
The Jeffrey G. Miller Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Conestoga-Rovers & Associates (CRA), American Bar Association (ABA) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Dates: February 23-25, 2017
Location: White Plains, NY Deadline: September 28, 2016 -
National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Pace University Law School Dates: February 23-25, 2017 Location: White Plains, NY Deadline: September 1, 2016 -
Billings, Exum & Frye National Moot Court Competition
Sponsor: Elon University School of Law Dates: April 6-8, 2017 Location:
Notes:
Greensboro, NC
Early Bird Registration deadline is December 7, 2015
Deadline: January 8, 2016
Congratulations to Anna-Lisa Macon and Brittney Denley, who are the 2015 Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition Champions for BLSA's Mid-Atlantic Region!